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The international waters of the high seas are our common heritage. Most of the resources of this global commons are nonrenewable. A new UNCLOS implementing agreement needs to fill the gaping void in the current regime for the protection of marine...

Under the proposed European Regulation on fluorinated gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6), soon to undergo a second reading in the European Parliament, refrigeration equipment with under 3kg of refrigerant is not subject to any requirements.
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This study, conducted for Greenpeace and WWF-UK by Dutch laboratory TNO, analysed blood samples donated by a number of women and confirmed that hazardous chemicals are unwittingly passed from mother to child.

On 20 May 2005 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) delivered a positive opinion on Syngenta’s application for insectresistant genetically modified (GM) maize Bt11. The notifier claims that Bt11 will not be marketed for its herbicide tolerance,...

The power sector is at a crossroads - more than half of Europe’s aging operating power plants are over 20 years old. Over the next ten years the power sector will decide whether the new capacity will be fossil and nuclear fuels or the efficient...

Can we live a modern life free of toxic chemicals? Can businesses still compete if they eliminate hazardous substances from their brands? Many major companies have asked themselves these questions and concluded that a toxics-free future is the...